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Sexual abuse - dynamics, assessment and healing

Spies GM

ISBN: 9780627026737

eISBN: 9780627029028

ePub ISBN: N/A

294 Pages | Published: 2006

Sexual abuse is a highly complex phenomenon that encompasses the
dynamics of sexual abuse, the wide-ranging effects it has on victims
and their families, the legal rights of all the parties involved, and the
role played by professional practitioners working in this field. In addition,
the emotionally charged nature of this phenomenon contributes in no small
measure to its complexity.

Sexual abuse: dynamics, assessment and healing was written for mental
health professionals (psychologists, psychiatrists, educational therapists),
medical health professionals (nursing and other medical staff), social
workers, legal professionals, and those involved in the teaching profession
(educators, researchers, curriculum implementers and facilitators). This book
aims to assist these professional practitioners by

exploring the dynamics of the different forms of sexual abuse

examining the legal aspects regarding sexual offences, the forensic
process, the role of the defence attorney, expert witnessing and the rights
of children during the forensic process

providing practical guidelines for assessment and therapeutic intervention
by focusing on the victim, the victim's family, the perpetrator, play-therapy
techniques, and substitute care for the sexually abused child.

Dr GM Spies is a senior lecturer at the University of Pretoria in the
Department of Social Work and Criminology. She obtained a Master's
degree in Social Work from the University of Pretoria in 1988 and a
doctorate from the University of South Africa in 1997. She works as a private
practitioner in the field of sexual abuse and is often called upon as an expert
witness in sexual abuse court cases. In addition, she has published numerous
articles on sexual abuse and has presented papers at various national and
international conferences.

PART I: UNDERSTANDING SEXUAL ABUSEChapter 1: An explanation of the dynamics of incest families
Chapter 2: Internet paedophilia
Chapter 3: The effect of sexual abuse on a child
Chapter 4: The adult survivor of child sexual abuse
Chapter 5: The effect of child sexual abuse on the adult survivor's intimate relationships
Chapter 6: The often neglected side of the sexual abuse equation - the child sex offender

PART II: LEGAL ASPECTSChapter 7: Forms of sexual abuse and practical implications of applying South African law to sexual offences casesChapter 8: The role of the legal representative in sexual abuse cases
Chapter 9: The rights of the sexually abuse child
Chapter 10: The expert witness in cases of child sexual abuse

PART III: ASSESSMENT AND THERAPYChapter 11: Assessment of the sexually abused child
Chapter 12: Play therapy with the sexually abused child
Chapter 13: Substitute care for the sexually abused child

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